Instant Cash — $10 Virginia Scratcher #2402
Instant Cash (#2402) is a $10 Virginia scratcher launched on June 2, 2026. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #20 of 63 active games on current payout (74.8%, $7.48 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 9 $10 games, #53 on any-prize odds (1 in 5.01) and #44 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,065,744). Since launch the payout has risen 1.5 points (73.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 4.7% (1 in 5.25 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 1,065,744 tickets are still unsold (56.4% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Instant Cash, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 212,580 of 465,943 prizes (45.6%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 1 in 815,400 | 1 in 1,065,744 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 489,240 | 1 in 532,872 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 40.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 3,752 | 1 in 3,564 | 652 | 353 | 299 | 45.9% |
| $200 | 1 in 804.1 | 1 in 771.7 | 3,042 | 1,661 | 1,381 | 45.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 75.0 | 1 in 72.6 | 32,604 | 17,916 | 14,688 | 45.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 28.8 | 81,524 | 44,487 | 37,037 | 45.4% |
| $40 | 1 in 205.0 | 1 in 195.5 | 11,930 | 6,480 | 5,450 | 45.7% |
| $30 | 1 in 26.7 | 1 in 25.5 | 91,727 | 49,930 | 41,797 | 45.6% |
| $20 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.52 | 244,456 | 132,531 | 111,925 | 45.8% |
| All prizes | 1 in 5.25 | 1 in 5.01 | 465,943 | 253,363 | 212,580 | 45.6% |
How Instant Cash has moved
Instant Cash: common questions
- How many $500,000 prizes are left in Instant Cash?
- 1 of 3 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,065,744.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Instant Cash?
- 1 in 5.01 today, compared with 1 in 5.25 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.01, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 5.01.
- Is Instant Cash worth buying?
- Its current payout is 74.8% ($7.48 back per $10 ticket), rank #20 of 63 in Virginia. The best $10 alternative today is SIX FIGURES (#2389, $10) at 76.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Instant Cash tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,065,744 of roughly 2,446,201 printed tickets are unsold (56.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Instant Cash launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on June 2, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $10 Virginia scratchers
- SIX FIGURES — 76.9% payout, 1 in 3.68 any prize
- Hit It Big! — 74.0% payout, 1 in 3.90 any prize
- 20X THE MONEY — 73.6% payout, 1 in 3.68 any prize
- Gold 7s — 71.9% payout, 1 in 3.88 any prize
- CASH BLOWOUT — 71.7% payout, 1 in 9.40 any prize